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Subject:	The absurdity of American pop culture
Newsgroups:	lugnet.off-topic.debate
Date:	Tue, 16 Mar 2004 15:46:53 GMT
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http://www.cnn.com/2004/SHOWBIZ/TV/03/16/georgecarlin.indecency.ap/index.html Count on George Carlin to point out the hipocracy of American society. Maybe if the US government stopped perpetuating the cycle of fear we all be better off. -Orion

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		Re: The absurdity of American pop culture
(...) I'm not sure how to resolve the conflicts in the subject header, the actual article, the inferences you draw from it, and Carlin's conclusion, "Society can be counted on to let this fade." :-) (20 years ago, 16-Mar-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

		Re: The absurdity of American pop culture
(...) There is nothing new in Washington using "fear" to make you a good American. If you read about the work of Edward Bernays, you will see that it is the fear of communism & non-conformity which has been the basis of the economic prosperity of (...) (20 years ago, 17-Mar-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)

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